Combing-machine.



\ GOMBING MACHINE. APPLIMTION FILED JUNI: 1, 1907.

905,233. Patented Dec. 1,1908.

3 SHEETS-SHEET '1.

4 A M. ROTH.

GOMBING MACHINE.

APPLIOATIOFI'ILED JUNE 1, 1907.

* Patented 13-C41, 1908.

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" MpRoTH.

ooMBING MACHINE. I l APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 1, 1907. Y' Y f Patented Dec. 1, 1908.

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` zen ofthe 'Frenchiltepublim France, have invented certain new and use-.

'Winch the following is-afspeci ,UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Maa'rm RUTH; orl LILLE, rRANcE.

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Specification of' Letters Patent Patented Dec.- 1, 1908,.

' Application ledJune 1, 1907. Serial No. 376,888.

To cltwhom't't concern: A I Belt known that I'M.1 1.r.'r|11v` ROTH, a citiresiding at Lille,

ful Improvements in.; GombinfMachine's, of I 'l catron. rBhls invention. 1s` fon improvements-'111 or relating to combing machines and has for its object. to provide meanswhereby the Waste taken-fnomthe sliver may be collected.

In. machines asxat present constructedthe Waste-isremoved from the combing' cylinder by, means lofa brush and from this the waste thereby renderingconstant cleaning neces! sary'. To -obviate these defects the-dofferand strpping'comb, areaccorling to this -in vention dispensed with `and-iv the brush,`and preferably part of the combingcylinder, are inclose'd: in a. casing through which a current of', air is forced. Any convenient means l may be employed for' producing the forced dr-afft` such as a. fan: operating .to suclr air inta-or tofblovvl air through the casing. 'In conjunctionwith the forceddraft apparatus af perforated screenV is employed: so that as l the air. passes through this screen the waste carried by it isarrested; The pressure of the air' collects the Waste on'to the screen and more or less` consolidates it. Other` apparatus may be provided forqremoving this waste and submitting it: to pressure so that it isfnally delireredinthe formof a fleeceor. sliver.`

Conveniently the lteringscreen takesthe form of: a perforated drum, the interior of whiohco'mlnunicates witlittle draft creating apparatns-.sothat the current of: air induced through the casing inclosing the brush passes from the exterior `tothe interior of the drum.

drums-constantly rotatedby, suitable means and as vthe iwaste collected thereon a comes oplof. the parts applied to a machine having siX heads.

is a plan of the apparatus shown in Fig. 4, and Fig. 6 side elevation in part section on the line 6-6 of Fig. i

.the drawings.

vC and again from C to' C1 Within the drum is fixed. a, shield.whereby` part. of? thedrum is renderedinoperative las a. screening device. Thel posite the shield where the screenis inoperative, the waste no longer adheres to the v screen as there is no` assagc lfor, the air through this portion. ,r traveling band or roller bears against'the yscreen at a pointin proximity to that at wlI-ichthe waste is re-` leased so that. the waste passes between the band and drum which thus cooperate as a pair of rollers and consolidate the waste into a-tleece or. sliver.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure l shows diagrami'iiatically in elevation that part of a combing machine to which the presentinvention applies but arranged according to the usual-practice. Fig. 2 is a 'similar View to Fig., 1f showing the appaaratus arranged according to the present invention. Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the parts shown 1n Fig. 2'1n part sectlon., Fig. 4C shows diagrammatically the arrangement Fig.

Like-letters 'indicate like partsthroughout Referringiirst to Fig.' l which. shows the apparatus 'as' arranged according-to present methods-z--The combing cylinder is shown at A and rotates in the direction indicated by the arrow. In contact with this cylinderl is a brush Bi which rotates in the direction ofthe arrow Z2 and :at a higher speed than the cylinder so that it' removes the waste therefrom, and a. doffer- C bears against the brush and rotates in the directionindicated by its arrowyat -a higher` speed. than the brush for th'e purpose of transferring the waste from `the brush to itself. Against Vtlredoffer a stripping comb C1 bears so that the lWaste collected .by the dofer is removed and discharged into any suitable receptacle. -It is in the transfer of the waste from B to referred to occurs. In Fig. 2 which shows the apparatus as .arranged to avoid this napping the arrangement of the combing cylinder A. and br-ush B remains as before but the brush is inclosed by a casing D which also extendspartly round thev comb- ,ing cylinder' ,An Within the casing, ata suitable' ydistance froln the brush a. cylinscreen or` druml Ev is drical perforated I mounted and the interior of this drum. communicates'withl oneend of. a conduitD?,

according to this invention as' that the nappingwhose other end communicates with a casing arat'e casing-D; the various casings however D2 wherein is 'mounted a forced draft apparatlus indicated by afan D3. The forced draft'apparatus D3 creates afcurrent of air which travels from the brush B through the drum E and thenceby the conduit D1 to the casing D2 .whenceit issuesby an exit yD4. This forced draft takes or draws H the waste 'from the brush 'B and carries it towards thedrum E which acts as a screening vdevice as the perforations in the drum,

although allowingthe passage -of. the air are too smallxto allow the passage of the waste. rlhe waste is thus arrested and collects on the surface of the drum. Within the drum .is mounted a fixed shield El which covers about two-thirds of the interior of thel drum while the other third extending between the points marked l andA 2 `and which lies on 'thatl side against which theforced draft impinges has no interior shield. It followstherefore-that the shielded portion of the drum is rendered inoperative as a screening device and the waste collects `only on thepart lying betweenthe points land 2. 'As however, the drum rotates. thev waste which is pressed'by the air current against the operative portion of the screening drum, and s0 adheres thereto is carried round to the inoperative .portion of the drum, that is, it is brought round tothat partoccupied by the shield El. IThe Y air pressure therefore which maintained the rear of thev point of contact between the traveling band and screen and bears against both of these members for the purpose of removing any waste which may'still adhereA to the screen.

is obvious that any suitable mechanism `may be employed for rotating the.' screen the lband and the roller, a belt G being indicated for this purpose. The belt is carried over an idle pulley G1 round a portion ofthe roller F1 thence over a suitable portion of the drum E and'on its return bears against the roller Gr2 wheron one end of the' traveling band F is carried so that all these parts are rotated by the one belt.

In many combing machines' si-X heads are v'employed, each-ofwhich has a combing cyl*` inder and brush. similar to those shown m Figs. Qand 3, and for the purpose of this lnventlon each brush is provided with a sep# all communicating with the single conduit D5 as shown in Figs. land 5. In Vthese figures the cylinders A only are visible, but iny Fig.vl 6 the combing cylinder and brush are' both illustrated. Instead of the traveling band F'obviously a roller such as' that indicated at H (Fig. 4) may be employed for the purpose of compressing and finally consolidating the vwaste collected on the screen EI and the fleece or sliver thus formed may be discharged by a chute J into a recepta` cle K. What I claim as my invention andv desire to secure by Letters Patent is l. In a combing machine the combination of, a lcombing member, a stripping member4 cooperating therewithto remove the waste therefrom, a casing inclosing those parts of l thev combing and stripping members which are in Contact with each other, means for creating a forced draft through the casing in a direction to take olf the waste from these members, a perforated screen situated within the casing at a point between the stripping member and the exit of the casing so that the waste. is arrested by this screen and consolidated by the air pressure with which it isdriven against the same, means for removing the waste thus collected, and means for subjecting the collected waste topressure whereby it is formed with `a iiece or sliver.

2. In a combing machine the combination of` a combing member, a stripping member cooperating therewithto removethe waste therefrom, a casing inclosing those parts' of the combing' and stripping members which are in contact with each other, means for creating a forced draft through `the casing in a direction totake oif the waste from these members and a traveling perforated screen situated within the easing at a point between the stripping member and the exit of the casing with means for freeing the waste arrested from the action-of the forced draft, when it hasl traveled a predetermined distance on the filtering screen.

3. In a combinemachine the combination of, a combing member, a stripping member cooperating therewith to remove the waste therefrom. a casing inclosing those parts of the combine and stripping members which' are in contact with each other, means for creating a forced draft through the casing in a direction to take oif the waste from these members. a traveling perforated screen situated within the casing at a point between the stripping member and the exit of the'casing'and moving insuch manner as to carry the wastefarrested to a point out of the rannte of theforced draft.. and a stations shield on that side of the screen to which the draft passes and coveringa portion ofv .the screen so that the draft cannot pass v are in contact with each other, means for uently` the Waste is released therefrom.- i f 4. I

member, a stripping member nV a combing machine the combination l of, a combing' cooperating therewith to remove the Wastei' therefrom, a casing inclosingthose parts `of the combmg and stripping memberswhich creating a forced draft' through the'"casing in a direction to take oft the Waste from these members, al traveling `perforated screen, situated Within the casing at apoint between the stripping4 member and the exit ofthe casin and moving i-n such manner as tol feed the waste arrested to a point out of the range of theforced draft, and'jmeans for subjecting the waste to pressure after it has been brought out of the range ofthe forced draft.

5. In a combing machine the combination of, a combing member, a stripping member .cooperating therewitlrto` remove the Waste therefrom,

a casing inclosing-those parts of the combing and stripping members which K are in contact with each other, means for y stripping member creating a forced draft through the casing in a direction to take oif the waste from these members, atraveling .perforated screen situated within the casing ata point bet'ween the stripping member and theexit of the casing and moving in such manner as'to'carry the Waste arrested to a point out yof the range of the forced draft so that the Wastefalls from the screen, 'and a traveling member Which bears against the screen and applies pressure to the waste as it leavesI the latter.

6. In a combing machine the combination of, a combing member, a stripping member coperating therewith to remove the waste therefrom, a casing inclosing those parts of are in contact with each other, means for creating a forced draft through the casing in a direction `to take olf the Wastefrom these members, a traveling perforated screen situated Within the casing at a point -betweenthe and the exit ofthe casing, means for freeing the Waste arrested from the action of the forced ldraftjvvhen it has traveled a predetermined tering screen, and means for'subje'ctingit to pressure for the purpose of consolidating it. 7. In a combing machine-the combination of, a combing member, a stripping member cooperating therewith to remove the Waste therefrom, a casing inclosing those `parts of the combingl and stripping members which are in contact with each other, creating a forced draft through the casing in a dlrection to takeoif the'waste from thesemembers, a perforatedl drumydisposed transversel7 to the direction of the forcedl draft and situated within the vcasin at a point between the stripping member and the exit of the casing so that it arrestsv the wasterarried ialong bythe forced draft,

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distance on the iil-A means for n member made' to bear against the drum at thel point Where the Waste` is to be deliveredtherefrom, and means for releasing the Waste at this point from the' drum substantially as set' forth. i

8., In a combing machine the combination` of, a combing' member, a stripping member cooperating.therewith to remove the waste therefrom, a casing inclosing those parts of the combing and strippingvmembers Which are in contact with each other, means for creating a forced draft through in a direction to take off the waste from these members, a perforated drum disposed transversely'to the direction of the forced draft and situated within the casing at af point between the stripping member and the exit of the casing so that it arrests the, Wastel carried along by the forced draft, means for rotating this drum, and a stationary shield-within the drum whereby the passage 4 of air' through the drum is prevented at that rotatingthis drum,

of, acombing transversely i point where the Waste is to be delivered so that the latter is va utomatically released from the surface of the forth.

9. In a combing machine'the combination e member, a stripping member cooperating 'therewith to remove the [waste therefrom, a casing inclosing those parts of the combing andl stripping members which ai`e in contact with each other, means for creating a forced. draft through Vthe cas-A ing in a direction to take oft the wast-e from these members, a perforated drum disposed to the direction of the forced draft and situated within the casing at 'a point between the stripping member and the the combing and stripping members whichv exit of the lcasing so that it arrests the Waste carried along by theforced draft, means for means for A closing the end o f the drunra conduit connecting the in'- .terior of the drum with the exit of the castherefrom,

4the waste arrested by 1ng, and.ineans for 'rotating the drum so. that. itis carried round" to a point of delivery, substantially as set forth.

l0. In a con ibing machine the combination of, a combing member, a stripping member cooperating therewith to remore the Waste.

a casing inclosing those parts of the combing and stripping 'members -which are in Contact with each other, means for creating a forced -draft through the casing in a direction to take off' the waste from these members,A a perforateddrum disposed transversely to the direction ofthe forced draft `and situated within the casing at apoint'be tween the stripping member and the exit of the casing so that it arrests the Waste carried along by theforced draft, means for rov tating this drum, means for closing the end of the drum a conduit connecting the interior ofthe drum withv the means for rotating the drum so that the drum, substantially as 'set the casing exit of the casing, f

waste arrested by it-is carried round to a point' of delivery`,' a .fixed shield Within' the drum whereby the forced draft isprevented from passing through the same as it travels past the shield 'so that-'the wasteis thus `au- Y tomatically freed froml the drum, substantially as set forth.

x ll. In a combing machine the combination of, a combing member-a stripping member cooperating .therewith to removeA4 the ywaste therefrom, a casing inclosingfthos'e parts of the combing and stripping members which are incont-act with each other, means for creating a forced draft through the casing 1n a direction to take off the Waste from these members, a perforated drum disposed transversely to the direction of the forced draft and situated. Within the casing at'a point between the strippingmember and the exit of the casingsdthat it `arrests the waste carried along by the forced draft,1means for rotating this drum, means for closing the end of the drum a conduit connecting the interior of the drum with the exit of the casing,' means for rotating the drum sow-that the waste arrested byit is carried round to a point of delivery, a Xed shield Within the drum whereby the forced draftis-prcvented' v from passing through thesame as it traverses past the shield so that the waste is thus automatically freed from the drum,

and a traveling member which bears against 'the drum opposite that part where the shield is situated and applies pressure to the waste as it is ,delivered from the drum substantially asset forth.

1-2. In a combing machine the combination of, a plurality of combing members, a plura'lity of st.ripping`1ne1nbers eoperating therewith to remove the waste therefrom, u

luraiit of casinvs one casin ir beinfT alq J n a 'p lIn testimony .whereof I have signed my I name to thls specification 1n the presence. of two subscribing;witnesses.

n MARTIN ROTH. 'Witnessem EMILE LE BLAU, Fils' JULIEN Ln BLAU. 

